Attachment for ironing-boards.



No. 688,668. Patented Dec. l0, I90l. E. E. MYERS. ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING BUARDS.

(Application filed June 7, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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EMMA E. MYERS, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR lRONING-BOARDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 688,668, dated December 10, 1901.

Serial No. 63,551. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMA E. MYERS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in attachments for ironing-boards, and has for its object to construct an article of manufacture containing a surface of emery-paper, a surface of beeswax, and a surface of felt or other suitable material; and the invention consists in the novel form, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

Another object of the invention is to provide a compartment-receptacle that will be extremely simple in construction, strong, durable, and comparativelyin expensive to manufacture; furthermore, one that will be highly efficient in its use.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate correspondin g parts throughout the several views, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a port-ion of an ironing-board with my improvement attached thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the compartment-receptacle, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Fig. 8 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken on the line-3 3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow.

In the drawings the reference-numeral 1 indicates an ironing-table, and 2 indicates a substantially rectangular receptacle having inclosing walls on all sides thereof.

7 7 are a pair of partitions formed integral with the receptacle, which extend in alinement with the length thereof. These partitions have a space between themselves of less width than the space between the partitions and the walls of the receptacle forming a compartment 8, in which is secured a bar of beeswax 14, which normally lies above the upper edges of said partitions. The partitions are of the same height as the walls of the receptacle and have a space between their ends and the receptacle-walls. Partitions 3 and at, extending transversely to the partitions 7 7, are formed integral therewith at the ends of partitions 7 7, forming compartments 5 6 of unequal size. In compartment 6 is secured a layer-of felt or other like material 12, and in the smaller compartment 5 is securely ar ranged a block 9, having an upper rounded face 10; which upper face is provided-with a layer of emery-paper 11.

The reference-numeral 15 represents pins arranged at the four corners of the receptacle 2, which serve as fastening means to connect the attachment to the ironing-table.

lVhen it is desired to use the flat-iron, the same is moved over the emery-paper, which will serve to remove the rust and polish the .iron. It is then passed over the surface of beeswax and then cleaned upon the upper face of the felt. It is then in condition for use and is applied to the clothes to be ironed.

*When the pieces of emery-paper, beeswax, and felt have become worn, new ones may be readily substituted.

The many advantages obtained by the use of my improved attachment will be readily apparent from the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the character described, a substantially rectangular receptacle having inclosing walls on all sides thereof, a pair of partitions made integral with said receptacle and extending in alinement with the length thereof, the said partitions having a space therebetween of less width than the space between said partitions and the walls of the receptacle, the said partitions being of the same height as the walls of the receptacle, and having a space between the ends of the partitions and the ends of the receptacle, partitions extending transversely to the said first-named 1 adapted to engage the upper face of the iron 10 partitions one at each end of said first-named ing-board, substantially as described.

partitions forming compartments, said com- In testimony whereof I affix my signature partments being of unequal size, Wax secured in the presence of two Witnesses. 5 in the compartment between said first-named EMMA F MYERS partitions, emery-paper held by the smaller of the last-named compartments, felt secured 'Witnesses:

in the larger of said compartments, and pins JOHN NOLAND, secured to the under face of said receptacle E.- E. POTTER. 

